AB 2168 — Public Utilities Commission Audit Compliance Act of 2016.

Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, gas corporations, heat corporations, telegraph corporations, telephone corporations, and water corporations. The California Constitution authorizes the commission to establish rules, examine records, and prescribe a uniform system of accounts for all public utilities. The Public Utilities Act requires the commission to inspect and audit the books and records of electrical corporations, gas corporations, heat corporations, telegraph corporations, telephone corporations, and water corporations for regulatory and tax purposes. An inspection and audit is required to be done at least every 3 years if the utility has over 1,000 customers and at least every 5 years if the utility has 1,000 or fewer customers. The act requires that reports of the inspections and audits and other pertinent information be furnished to the State Board of Equalization for use in the assessment of the public utilities. This bill, which would be known as the Public Utilities Commission Audit Compliance Act of 2016, would delete the requirement that the reports of the inspections and audits and other pertinent information be furnished to the State Board of Equalization for use in the assessment of the public utilities and instead would require the commission to post reports of the inspections and audits and other pertinent information on its Internet Web site. (2) Existing law directs the commission to require a public utility to establish and maintain a reserve account whenever the commission authorizes a change in rates reflecting and passing through to customers specific changes in costs to reflect the balance between the related costs and revenues. This bill would rename the reserve accounts "balancing accounts" and would require the commission to develop a risk-based approach for reviewing those balancing accounts periodically to ensure that the transactions recorded in the balancing accounts are for allowable purposes and are supported by appropriate documentation. The bill would require the commission to maintain an inventory of the balancing accounts and would require public utilities to record all related costs and revenues in their balancing accounts. The bill would require the commission to adopt balancing account review procedures that prioritize the review of balancing accounts with specified attributes and to annually provide the Legislature with an update on the status of its review of balancing accounts.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/29/16 - Chaptered Current pdf September 29, 2016
• Enrolled 08/25/16 - Enrolled pdf August 25, 2016
• Amended 06/30/16 - Amended Senate pdf June 30, 2016
• Amended 06/14/16 - Amended Senate pdf June 14, 2016
• Amended 04/28/16 - Amended Assembly pdf April 28, 2016
• Amended 04/04/16 - Amended Assembly pdf April 04, 2016
• Amended 03/17/16 - Amended Assembly pdf March 17, 2016
• Introduced 02/17/16 - Introduced pdf February 17, 2016
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Action History

1. September 29, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 805, Statutes of 2016.

2. September 29, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 30, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 23, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6112.).

5. August 16, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 16, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5010.).

7. August 02, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 01, 2016

   From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

9. June 30, 2016

   Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 29, 2016

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21).

11. June 14, 2016

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

12. June 08, 2016

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

13. May 12, 2016

    Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

14. May 05, 2016

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

15. May 05, 2016

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4674.)

16. April 28, 2016

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4565.)

17. April 21, 2016

    Ordered to third reading.

18. April 21, 2016

    From Consent Calendar.

19. April 14, 2016

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

20. April 13, 2016

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 13).

21. April 05, 2016

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 04, 2016

    Read second time and amended.

23. March 31, 2016

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 30).

24. March 28, 2016

    Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

25. March 17, 2016

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

26. February 29, 2016

    Referred to Com. on U. & C.

27. February 18, 2016

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

28. February 17, 2016

    Read first time. To print.

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• Williams · Primary

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